Kell is a village in Marion County, Illinois, home to about 145 people across 1.0 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 62853.
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| Nearest major airport | St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)80 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport (BLV)50 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Louis, MO72 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL238 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Kell; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Kell had 173 residents in the 2020 census, down 25% since 2000.
It’s the 1280th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Marion County grew from 30,446 residents in 1900 to 37,729 in 2020.
Marion County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 21°F. About 44.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 12 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Iuka 12 Sw, IL weather station (3 miles away).
11,370 jobs at 863 businesses in Marion County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Kell.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Public schools here are run by Kell Cons SD 2. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kell Grade SchoolKell | Pre-K–8 | 64 | Public | 1.7 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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